Day in Pictures, Nov. 6, 2012

By Mike Moffitt

on November 6, 2012 11:09 AM

Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

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Must be the Peanut Butter Diet: After two months on a diet, Skinny the cat still looks more like the "before" than the nice, svelte "after" he hopes to become. The chubby stray found nearly two months ago in north Texas has slimmed down from 42 to 37 pounds, but is still too heavy to be adopted. Veterinarian Brittney Barton, with the East Lake Pet Orphanage in Dallas, says Skinny seems healthy, is on special food and gets exercise. less

Must be the Peanut Butter Diet: After two months on a diet, Skinny the cat still looks more like the "before" than the nice, svelte "after" he hopes to become. The chubby stray found nearly two months ago in ... more

Photo: Brittany Webb, Associated Press

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Up early and in the saddle: Riders head out at dawn for track work ahead of the Melbourne Cup in Melbourne, Australia.

Up early and in the saddle: Riders head out at dawn for track work ahead of the Melbourne Cup in Melbourne, Australia.

Photo: Cameron Spencer, Getty Images

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This guy didn't just fall off the turnip truck: On the contrary, he's maintaining his balance despite treacherous footing atop hundreds of the root vegetables at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan.

This guy didn't just fall off the turnip truck: On the contrary, he's maintaining his balance despite treacherous footing atop hundreds of the root vegetables at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Photo: Anjum Naveed, Associated Press

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Dashboard ornament? Actually, the little girl is standing some distance away from this abandoned car in a poor neighborhood of New Delhi.

Dashboard ornament? Actually, the little girl is standing some distance away from this abandoned car in a poor neighborhood of New Delhi.

Poll cat: A black cat crosses the path of voters at a polling station in South Bend, Ind. The state was one of the first called for Romney.

Poll cat: A black cat crosses the path of voters at a polling station in South Bend, Ind. The state was one of the first called for Romney.

Photo: Joe Raymond, Associated Press

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At first glance, this barbershop in Mumbai appears to offer a self-service chair.

At first glance, this barbershop in Mumbai appears to offer a self-service chair.

Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh, Associated Press

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Britain's night of fires: Revelers march with burning crosses during the Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes, England. While related to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, Bonfire Night also commemorates the memory of the 17 Protestant martyrs and culminates in the burning of an effigy representing Guy Fawkes, who died in 1605 after unsuccessfully trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament. less

Britain's night of fires: Revelers march with burning crosses during the Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes, England. While related to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, Bonfire Night also commemorates ... more

Blazing barrels: A contestant carries a wooden barrel soaked in tar and set on fire during a Guy Fawkes Day race at Ottery St. Mary in Devon, England. Competitors, who may only enter if they were born in Ottery St. Mary, run for as long as they can with the burning barrels. less

Blazing barrels: A contestant carries a wooden barrel soaked in tar and set on fire during a Guy Fawkes Day race at Ottery St. Mary in Devon, England. Competitors, who may only enter if they were born in Ottery ... more

Kangaroyal: The Duchess of Cornwall comforts Ruby Blue the joey in a makeshift pouch at the Cattle Rancher's Hall of Fame in Longreach, Australia. She and Prince Charles are visiting Australia on the second leg of a Diamond Jubilee Tour. less

Kangaroyal: The Duchess of Cornwall comforts Ruby Blue the joey in a makeshift pouch at the Cattle Rancher's Hall of Fame in Longreach, Australia. She and Prince Charles are visiting Australia on the second ... more